Located 16km away from the Vietnamese city of Da Nang is the bamboo crafted conference hall by Vo Trong Nghia. Being one of the first buildings to greet visitors into the resort, its prominent location is combined with a fully glass facade- emphasizing the eminent use of bamboo techniques.
Read MoreThe Art of Ping Pong by Fivefootsix
The Art of Ping Pong is a collaboration between Fivefootsix and some of the most exciting, influential and upcoming artists and illustrators creating a series of bespoke ping pong paddles to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
Read MoreLight & Pattern in Nature Series: Olympic Peninsula
A series of images from my recent trip to the Olympic Peninsula; I became fascinated with natural patterns and the differing quality of light found in the rainforest.
Read MorePaper Animal Masks by Wintercroft Design
Steve Wintercroft and his wife, Marianne have been designing and supplying unique masks to creative people and festival goers around the globe since 2013. The paper masks idea comes from Steve’s own need for a Halloween costume one year. Eventually the goal became to create a set of masks that could be built by anyone, using local materials, removing the need for mass manufacturing or shipping and with a minimal environmental impact.
Read MorePenta Lamp by Anon Pairot
Cassava is one of the crops that is being cultivated the most in Thailand and during certain times of the year, farmers face an excessive supply of it, causing a huge amount of waste and pollution. Wanting to find a solution to this problem and a use for all the waste material, designer Anon Pairot created ‘Penta’, a pendant lamp that carries an aesthetic value and is environmentally friendly.
The modular components create no waste and optimize the form which references the cassava leafs themselves. Further, any defective or damaged part can be reprocessed and blended into a new lamp.
Read MorePlumb Furniture Series by Sehun Oh
After seeing the classic 606 shelving system by dieter rams, Sehun Oh sought to incorporate its modular design elements into his ‘plumb furniture series’. The pieces use three different variations of angled connectors: 83°, 90° and 97° to create a rigid structure while allowing the user to modify each work to its specific context. The connectors are manufactured via injected mould processes creating durable joints suitable for daily use.
Read MoreThe Architecture of Burning Man 2015
With the unofficial end of summer also comes the close of Burning Man, a radical annual festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert drawing together artsy folk, techies, celebrities, and this year, even a plague of insects. Each year from the last week of August to Labor Day, festival goers erect a temporary city of sorts filled with fantastical installations and a giant wooden effigy that would be set aflame. Call it fun, profound, or insufferably hipster, but this year, drawing some 70,000 attendees overall, the event sure gave rise to some incredible design and architecture—a few gorgeous snaps from Bjarke Ingels are just the start.
Read MoreFlying Bach Advertisement by Red Bull
High culture meets urban art: In the clash of cultures Red Bull Flying Bach turns the international classical world upside down. Their creative performance visualizes and revives Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier crossing the borders of serious music and youth culture. Their unique advertising for the show can be seen right now in Lakeview East.
Read MoreSELPO Pavilion by Nikolay Polissky
This architectural sculpture from Russian artist Nikolay Polissky combines two forsaken elements—an abandoned warehouse and a mass of wood cut-offs from previous projects—into one striking piece. Titled the SELPO Pavilion, the sculpture is meant to be interacted with, explored, and climbed on. And it looks even better at night.
Read MoreShame to Pride by Stephanie Calvert
After spending a decade avoiding her past, artist Stephanie Calvert revisited her old, abandoned home to face the thing she was so ashamed of. She turned her parents’ hoarding into a powerful series of artworks and a way to help her heal.
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